I have asked this question to countless people (mostly in hair salons) as an alternative to small talk, and it always yields interesting results.

Rules:

  • You get the money right now, right where you are. If it’s 10pm and you’re in the middle of nowhere, your money will still go poof at 11pm.
  • As a result of the above, tell us what time it is and roughly where you are (big city, desert, small town, …)
  • You must spend the money. You cannot give it to someone to hold on to it for you for a while.
  • Normal world rules apply, e.g. you cannot buy a $250k car at a dealership in 1h in cash, and you cannot buy a house in 1h either.
  • Remember that getting from where you are to the place you need to go takes time. Factor that in!

Edit: I’m glad you guys had fun with this one. Feel free to post similar hypothetical questions. I kinda like these.

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  • binwiederhier@discuss.ntfy.shOP
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    1 year ago

    Nope. You can’t buy a house with cash in 1hr. Unless you just randomly walk up to a home owner and ask them to sell their house to you. And even then, they’d be suspicious if you gave them cash. They’d think it’s counterfeit money.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah frankly you’d be an idiot to agree if some random guy came up to you and said "I want to buy your house for $1mil cash but you have to agree literally this very second and come with me right now to do the paperwork lol

      • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        My landlord is dumb, broke, and open to selling the house she’s renting to me and my roommates. I think she’d take 1 mil in cash and not ask too many questions.